Yes everyone on the FB group are saying about the long wait. We was lucky we bought the show model so was very little wait

Dont know about wise 😂 thanks for comment

A lot of people on the Adria FB group are all waiting for there vans like you say a big delay at the moment

Thanks for the comment, we loved ❤ the Stroopwafels and the kids when we got home 😊

Thanks for watching!

Thank you, good luck with getting your van. If you do remember to join the Facebook group for more information

Good luck with your van. Hope its more comfortable

Thanks, why are you upgrading to 640, we was almost going to get the 600 as its better for parking but did not like to clime over each other getting in and out of bed

@@BrackstonesTravelAdventures the climbing over each other to get in and out of bed is the main reason for changing, however we travel with 2/3 push bikes, one of them electric and the chance to travel with them inside is also a major advantage. Have loved the 600 and had many amazing trips, just need to find the ‘right’ 640 to replace it.

Understand, especially with electric bikes will be better in the back due to weight or on a hitch rack. Good luck with your search they are becoming rare to find and going up in price, I expect you will get a good price for yours. If you have not already done so, worth joining the Adria Twin FD group it will sell easy on there

Thanks for watching!

Thanks you, Loretta still looking to get the back doors open. I see you get more nicer opportunities to get yours open

@@BrackstonesTravelAdventures It was a rear door opening Easter as well, but I actually forgot to take that classic photo... But I captured other stuff 😂🙌. I have seen a video out so I will catch up your latest!

😁 Yes need it with little legs 😂

Will never have door open in any wet weather very open to element and will do lot damage so I did not opt for waterproof socket which will be unusable with the door closed. Agree Lithium is so much better and to be honest i cant believe with new vans they are not now standard fit seeing as the vans are so expensive

Glad you enjoyed it

thanks for watching boxes are on Amazon similar to the ones in link below www.amazon.co.uk/Bonlife-Folding-Storage-Ottoman-Bedroom/dp/B08QS33WPW/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?crid=18SY3BBN1PDT7&keywords=large+storage+boxes+bench&qid=1649959134&sprefix=large+storage+boxes+benc%2Caps%2C282&sr=8-3-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExTVlKTzBRMjdENVcyJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMDMwNDc4WkpITUtSNFM3TEpBJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA2NTgxOTJLVUI4WTFHM0g5TFcmd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGYmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl

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Glad it was of help happy camping

I note your comments about gas. One of the things that attracted me to the Rapido was it takes two 13kg Calor cylinders with auto change over. Or you can can have an 11kg refillable and a 13kg Calor mixture. I had thought about the diesel/electric boiler (which I have on my current van) but decided that with that amount of gas storage it was not necessary. I have bought separately two lithium 100ah batteries with Bluetooth and built in heaters. I will replace the two lead acid batteries supplied with the van. I was surprised that you only have one battery and 300w solar. I would have thought with that much solar you would have had at least a second battery.

Hi Hurley, I have a 200aH lithium battery which is way more than we ever use, the 300-watt solar is adequate to give good charge in summer but in winter will not produce much. I am installing a home off grid system with 300w panels and in October flat position on a roof in good sun will give 5A output and in cloudy days will be lucky to get 1A output. Gas is getting harder to come by few people now on groups I am on are starting to struggle getting gas. I think in the future I will be looking at increasing the vans power to sun everything on 12v or maybe upgrade to a 24v system The diesel heater is excellent as I never need to worry about the fuel due to it running of the diesel tank. I was looking at installing a 12v heater on hot water system but now you mention diesel water heating this would be something I might also look into

Thank you kindly

Good observation skill 🤣 yes ex RAF engineer. 😁

thanks, link below to the storage containers. not sure they will fit in the SLB and you do get more storage I believe in the SLB. TV was LG 22MT44D - I bought a 5A 12v to 19v converter on ebay to run the TV. I did do a Vlog on the conversion for any 19v tvs, kzfaq.info?event=comments&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTVfemljQml3YnA2RGJhVmRtYVprNDZFTkFkd3xBQ3Jtc0tuN0lVWEcyRFZmcm9rRFhNY0k0aHNxb1daTWhtMVNuWEJndloxQkR4VXJBWWczdDdXd1hxcjdJYUtYQk1QRVJyNmN0Nkxib2pNb09YVUFDNFpNYkVkMUNSaDI5QkFoWldMQjBmNm5Fci1vUXpxN283bw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2FBonlife-Folding-Storage-Ottoman-Bedroom%2Fdp%2FB08QS33WPW%2Fref%3Dsr_1_3_sspa%3Fcrid%3D18SY3BBN1PDT7%26keywords%3Dlarge%2Bstorage%2Bboxes%2Bbench%26qid%3D1649959134%26sprefix%3Dlarge%2Bstorage%2Bboxes%2Bbenc%252Caps%252C282%26sr%3D8-3-spons%26psc%3D1%26spLa%3DZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExTVlKTzBRMjdENVcyJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMDMwNDc4WkpITUtSNFM3TEpBJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA2NTgxOTJLVUI4WTFHM0g5TFcmd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGYmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl&stzid=UgxpBcZvLy7VUcgDM1p4AaABAg.9_lh7WNEj259_oJUqDgX8h

Will be, i have a cheap inverter to get started but would like to get the Renogy inverter which has auto change, so when its all connected to the vans distribution board it will switch to EHU supply when plugged in and inverter battery supply when EHU is not plugged in

Hi, I have not got the van anymore we have changed to an Auto Trail but I can say we could have added an extra panel at the rear and if they where all 120 watts this would be a total of 480W. To be honest the 300 watts we had with Lithium could run for weeks no issues even in the winter months

Hi, if you mean the seating boxes, we actually bought them from Amazon. They are called Nyxi Ottoman. link below. www.amazon.co.uk/Nyxi-Ottoman-Foldable-Storage-Bedroom/dp/B085DRDSKW/ref=asc_df_B085DRDSKW/?tag=&linkCode=df0&hvadid=430805529020&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5594364719633446773&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006886&hvtargid=pla-907389775160&mcid=a3fbade744b73249b7c94e047ed0964d&ref=&adgrpid=103002100027&th=1

Try your dealer it was an adria mod should be free. If not ask on FB group sure someone new where you can get one

Yes we use the phone holder to hold our phones and use google maps as our sat nav. I prefer this as the passenger can grab it zoom in on maps and change route quickly whist on the road. I find all sat nave very slow to control. This one on the van is not great for zooming in and out of the maps to see the final destination etc. Google maps also has much better live update on traffic. We now never use the fiat satnav

No I tried but it kept making the screen tighter to operate

Hi Norman, we was told the weight would be 3000Kg with all the dealer kit fitted. The solar I removed (NDS solar) was a lot heavier than the solar I fitted so will not make much difference to the weight. Removing the AGM battery and fitting lithium will also be less weight, only other items fitted are the battery B2B and MPPT which are very light. If you want to get more better understanding on the overall weight and what people have done please join the Adria Twin Face Book Group and ask on there. It has a lot of very knowledgeable people on theses vans so worth joining

I did not install this myself must have been done by Adria, however it does not work something I need to fix at some point.

The bed can be set at different positions. Some have put bikes under set the bed half way to use but you will need a ladder to get in. I do not have the van now so cannot tell you the dimensions but if you join the FB group for Adria Twins they will let you know very friendly group on these vans

the pressure relief side will still work this does not override it, the ball bearing spring relief will still operate the yellow handle is part of the draining of the boiler which i believe moved when going over some rough ground. We have not used the boiler since as we never found we need a full tank water. If it does drain again i will probably modify it with a different safety device.

Yes I meant the side ones I did think after editing it people might think I meant back door😁

😂 well if my wife had her way it would have been a lot more than shown in the Vlog 🤣

No they are not fitted can take the main shower head through the bathroom window but then you will have to get someone else to turn it kn. Would be an easy upgrade

@@BrackstonesTravelAdventures thanks for the answer, alternatively, which accessories can be used to create an outdoor shower?

I fitted a 200+ ah lithium battery which I did a few blogs on how I fitted it so I had enough power with the upgraded solar to not worry about this. With the standard agm battery I would expect you will run out over a weekend easily

@BrackstonesTravelAdventures i guess weekend is still nice considering lights, powering devices etc. Btw great video, those 40+ minutes snapped in seconds since I started doing researches cause when I was a child I'd go on holidays with my parents on camping with a tent so caravaning is in my blood and and I started to think and consider camper van like yours vs campervan like a trailer one to pull it with my car to maybe equipe myself with in following couple of years

@@kapiczu3776 problem with this can and battery the fridge is a 12v compressor fridge and so it draws a lot of power from the batteru OK if you get electric hook up each time

@BrackstonesTravelAdventures i guess, as long as you have the sun during the day so the batteries can charge its Okey. Especially as you told me that you can turn off the fridge for the night since it has good isolation or at least put it in sleep mode(which for sure uses less power). However, I think that compressor fridge, even considering its flows with high power, draws its superior to anything else